How CIS Has Made How CIS Has Made A Difference In My A Difference In My

LifeLife

Maurice BarfieldMaurice Barfield

My GoalsMy Goals•My Graduation Coach helps me to think My Graduation Coach helps me to think

about how to improve in academics . about how to improve in academics . •My coach teaches me about study skills My coach teaches me about study skills

to help me prepare for tests .to help me prepare for tests .•One of my goals is to improve my CRCT One of my goals is to improve my CRCT

Reading and Math scores to meet or Reading and Math scores to meet or exceeds standards.exceeds standards.

•We took an oath saying that we will do We took an oath saying that we will do our best to exceed this year.our best to exceed this year.

Someone Beside MeSomeone Beside Me•CIS has provided someone that will CIS has provided someone that will

talk to teachers when I feel I can’t.talk to teachers when I feel I can’t.• My coach talked to my math teacher about My coach talked to my math teacher about

getting me switched to another class where I’m getting me switched to another class where I’m more comfortable and can focus better.more comfortable and can focus better.

• My coach helps me in other areas – not just My coach helps me in other areas – not just academics. She talked to one my teachers about academics. She talked to one my teachers about sponsoring me for an activity when I didn’t have sponsoring me for an activity when I didn’t have the money.the money.

• My coach told my mom where to go to get a My coach told my mom where to go to get a physical so that I could try out for basketball.physical so that I could try out for basketball.

GradesGrades• The Graduation Program The Graduation Program

monitors my grades to make monitors my grades to make sure I’m passing in all my sure I’m passing in all my classes.classes.

• My coach visits my classroom My coach visits my classroom to make sure I’m on track and to make sure I’m on track and completing my assignments.completing my assignments.

• This program helps me to This program helps me to monitor my own grades by monitor my own grades by making sure I keep a log of making sure I keep a log of all my grades.all my grades.

• My coach is always happy My coach is always happy when I do well, she gives me when I do well, she gives me treats and incentives for treats and incentives for getting good grades.getting good grades.

Career WorkshopCareer Workshop•Career workshops: I participated in a career Career workshops: I participated in a career

workshop and found out how finding a career workshop and found out how finding a career that matches your interests, abilities, and that matches your interests, abilities, and values is important.values is important.

•Personality Assessment : My personality Personality Assessment : My personality assessment showed that I am a social person assessment showed that I am a social person and would do well in jobs in a social and would do well in jobs in a social environment.environment.

•We will have the opportunity to go on job We will have the opportunity to go on job shadowing trips to see how certain jobs are shadowing trips to see how certain jobs are done.done.

Mentoring GroupMentoring Group

• I was selected to participate in a male I was selected to participate in a male mentoring group (YMP – Young Men mentoring group (YMP – Young Men With Purpose) to help me focus on my With Purpose) to help me focus on my life’s goals.life’s goals.

• One of the things I remember most One of the things I remember most about the session is how I should keep about the session is how I should keep my name clean and stay out of trouble.my name clean and stay out of trouble.

• We are going to go on field trips and will We are going to go on field trips and will have guest speakers and activities to have guest speakers and activities to help us find out more about ourselveshelp us find out more about ourselves

College ToursCollege Tours

• CIS allows me to participate in college tours. CIS allows me to participate in college tours. Seeing different colleges is fun and makes me Seeing different colleges is fun and makes me want to do my best to prepare for college so want to do my best to prepare for college so that I can go to college when I graduate.that I can go to college when I graduate.

• I am interested in medicine, so I have signed I am interested in medicine, so I have signed up to go on the Morehouse School of Medicine up to go on the Morehouse School of Medicine College Tour.College Tour.

• The Graduation Coach has planned other The Graduation Coach has planned other college tours that I would like to participate college tours that I would like to participate in.in.

ParentsParents

• The Graduation Coach has meetings The Graduation Coach has meetings to let my mother know how I am to let my mother know how I am doing, and how to help me in school.doing, and how to help me in school.

HomeHome

• CIS really helped me and my family when CIS really helped me and my family when we needed it most!we needed it most!

• CIS helped my family to get our gas service CIS helped my family to get our gas service back on in our house. I could not do back on in our house. I could not do homework or projects. We could not eat at homework or projects. We could not eat at home because our stove was gas. I told my home because our stove was gas. I told my Graduation Coach and she talked to my Graduation Coach and she talked to my teachers about my assignments, and helped teachers about my assignments, and helped us to get our gas back on. I really us to get our gas back on. I really appreciated that!appreciated that!